# Trump makes good on threat to rename Lake Ontario

https://mins.news/en/video/34968

- CBC News, 2026-08-27 22:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZuba9bXBUc

> Days after Canada retaliated against 50 per cent U.S. tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated the trade war again by issuing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. The Power & Politics panel discusses the move and its implications for the future of Canada-U.S. relations.

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